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HORSE COLLAR FASTENING.

Patented June 23, 1885.

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NOBLE A. FISHER AND TITUS K. BURGESS, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

HORSE- OLLAR FASTENi'MG.

SPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,6d5, dated June 23,1885.

A pplira ion tiled March 7, 1585.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, NOBLE A. FISHER and TITUS K. Bunenss, citizens of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Fastenings; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention refers to a clasp for fastening together and permitting the separation of the upper ends of the two sides of a horse collar, its object being to facilitate the placing and removing the collar, and to provide therefor a reliable and easilybperated device.

The invention consists of certain fixed and movable combinations of devices, which will be readily understood from the following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved collar-clasp with the two parts of the clasp connected or clasped together. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the parts separated. Fig. 3 is a view of the plate by which means the clasp is attached to the collar. Fig. a is a View of the plate by which means the lugged tongue or latch is secured in position and prevented from passing out of engagement with the clasp-plate.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the letters A A indicate curved plates, to be secured to the collar at its upper ends by means of sole-plates B B. The notched arms a a engage the soleplates B B, and are secured thereto by the.

(No model lar on an animals neck to determine with precision (whether in the light or dark) the proper position of the ends of the collar, so as to enable the logged tongue c to engage the bar or shoulder f of the clasp A A. It also stops the passage of the ends of the collar from going beyond their proper point, as the clasp depends on the flexibility of the collar allowing the side on which the lugged tongue eis located being forced above the bar or shoulder f.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the sole-plate B, showing the means by which it is secured to the collar. This shows one of the notched sides of the sole-plate B, that embraces and clasps the notched arms a a,- also the screw b, that secures the sole-plate B to the notched arms a a. The screw 1) is provided with a hole, h, through its head for the insertion of a wire or other lever, to act instead of a special wrench. The sole-plate B is secured to the collar by independent screws provided for that purpose.

Fig. a shows the stopplate c, that prevents the lugged tongue 6 from passing out of engagement with the bar or shoulder f. Itis secured to the under side of the bar or shoulder f by rivets. The collarpad is secured to the clasp and maintains it in a central position by means of a strap or rivet. \Vhen the clasp is properly adjusted, the stop-plate 0 can be dispensed with as a separate part, and be made solid on the under side of the bar or shoulder f.

Having fully described our invention in the foregoing, we claim 1. A fastening for horse-collars, consisting of the plates A A, one of which is provided at its meeting edge with a vertical flange separated by a middle interspace, and the opposite one with a horizontal rigid tongue having lateral shoulders adapted to engage the said flanges of the opposite plate, substantially as specified.

2. A horse-collar fastening consisting of the plates A A, having the vertical rigid flanges f f, separated by an interspace, the rigid tongue on the opposite plate having lateral shoulders to engage the said flanges, and the inner horizontal plate, 0, adapted to prevent disengagement of the plates, substantially as specified.

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3. As an improved article of manufacture, the fastening for horse-collars described, consisting of the plates A A, having at their meeting edges the rigid fastening devices, the rigid lugs gg, the upper slotted arms, d d, the lower slotted and notched arms, a a, the notched plates having securing-screws, and the inner plate, 0, all adapted to be applied to a horsecollar, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with the plates A, having means for securing them to a collar, one of which plates is provided with a rigid tongue adapted to engage rigid bars or flanges on the opposite plate, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the notched plates B, adapted to'be secured to a horse-collar, of

the fastening-plates having the notched arms, and means for bringing the notches of the respective devices in engagement with each other, substantially as specified.

6. The combination of the plates A A, one of which is provided with the tongue 6 and lug g, and the opposite one with rigid bars or flanges adapted ta receive the said tongue, a stop-plate, O, on the inner side to prevent the disengagement of the tongue, and a lug, g, to engage a similar lug on the said plate, substantially as specified.

7 In a horse-collar fastening, the combina tion, with the plates having the slotted and 0 notched arms a a, of the plate B, having the notched edges and a threaded aperture, and the threaded rod 1), having means for turning the same, whereby the said plates may be adjustably connected, substantially as specified.

NOBLE A. FISHER. TITUS K. BURGESS. Witnesses:

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